document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61810>Question 61810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are selling tickets for a musical at your local community college. Student tickets cost $5 and general admision tickets cost $8. If you sell 500 tickets and collect $3475, how many student tickets and how many general admission. Thank you for your help and time . </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=42532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> student tickets = s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "adult tickets = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + s = 500 or a = 500 - s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s + 8a = 3475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s + 8(500 - s) = 3475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s + 4000 - 8s = 3475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3s = -525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 500 - s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 500 - 175 = 325 </SPAN>\n" );
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